2026 Trek Bikes Checkpoint Gen 3 Carbon

Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, suspension corrected
Frame
Carbon/Composite
Fork
Carbon/Composite
Features
Disc brake
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Very upright stack and reachvs category
Very upright stack and reachvs category
Very upright stack and reachvs category

Geometry

ML
XS
S
M
ML
L
XL
Stack
60.1mm
535mm
556mm
579mm
601mm
620mm
640mm
Reach
39.7mm
380mm
386mm
391mm
397mm
402mm
408mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.51:1
1.41:1
1.44:1
1.48:1
1.51:1
1.54:1
1.57:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
53mm
445mm
480mm
505mm
530mm
550mm
575mm
Seat Tube Length, Effective Unknown
—
72.7mm
73mm
72.8mm
72.8mm
72.8mm
72.8mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
—
536mm
547mm
566mm
578mm
589mm
601mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Unknown
57.8mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
Top Tube Slope
9.7deg
12deg
10.3deg
10.1deg
9.7deg
9.5deg
8.9deg
Head Tube Angle
72deg
71deg
71.4deg
71.6deg
72deg
72.1deg
72.4deg
Seat Tube Angle
73.3deg
74deg
74deg
73.3deg
73.3deg
73.3deg
73.3deg
Head Tube Length
15.1mm
86mm
106mm
130mm
151mm
171mm
191mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
7.6mm
76mm
76mm
76mm
76mm
76mm
76mm
Bottom Bracket Height
341.4mm
277mm
277mm
277mm
277mm
277mm
277mm
Chainstay Length
43mm
430mm
430mm
430mm
430mm
430mm
430mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
42.3mm
423.2mm
423.2mm
423.2mm
423.2mm
423.2mm
423.2mm
Front-Center
62.3mm
594.7mm
603.6mm
615.5mm
623.4mm
633.4mm
643.3mm
Front-Center Horizontal
61.9mm
589.8mm
598.8mm
610.8mm
618.8mm
628.8mm
638.8mm
Wheelbase
104.2mm
1013mm
1022mm
1034mm
1042mm
1052mm
1062mm
Fork Offset/Rake
4.9mm
49mm
49mm
49mm
49mm
49mm
49mm
Trail
108.2mm
very high
69.7mm
high
67.1mm
high
65.8mm
high
63.2mm
mid/​neutral
62.5mm
mid/​neutral
60.6mm
mid/​neutral
Mechanical Trail
103mm
65.9mm
63.6mm
62.4mm
60.1mm
59.5mm
57.7mm
Wheel Flop
31.8mm
21.5mm
20.3mm
19.7mm
18.6mm
18.3mm
17.5mm
Standover Height
81.3mm
746mm
772mm
799mm
813mm
837mm
861mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
-459.2mm
172.5 mm cranks
76.7mm
165 mm cranks
85.6mm
165 mm cranks
92.5mm
170 mm cranks
97.9mm
172.5 mm cranks
107.9mm
172.5 mm cranks
115.3mm
175 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
168.9mm
172.5 mm cranks
112mm
165 mm cranks
112mm
165 mm cranks
107mm
170 mm cranks
104.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
104.5mm
172.5 mm cranks
102mm
175 mm cranks

Carbon Build

ML
XS
S
M
ML
L
XL
Wheel Size
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
38mm
42mm
42mm
42mm
42mm
42mm
42mm
Tire Width Max
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
50mm
Tire Outer Diameter
698mm
706mm
706mm
706mm
706mm
706mm
706mm
Bike Length with Tires
802.2mm
1719mm
1728mm
1740mm
1748mm
1758mm
1768mm
Crank Length
172.5mm
165mm
165mm
170mm
172.5mm
172.5mm
175mm
Handlebar Width
42cm
40cm
40cm
42cm
42cm
44cm
46cm
Stem Length
90mm
70mm
80mm
80mm
90mm
90mm
100mm
Stem Angle
7deg
7deg
7deg
7deg
7deg
7deg
7deg

Published Sizing Recommendations

Height
70 cm
to
74 cm
143 cm
to
158 cm
158 cm
to
164 cm
164 cm
to
177 cm
177 cm
to
188 cm
188 cm
to
194 cm
194 cm
to
203 cm

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Progressive Gravel